Illinois Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Illinois · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

2,647 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight L 1-2 steers $157.29/cwt +29.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 834 lb · 315 head

light 6-weight L 1-2 steers $156.28/cwt -8.63 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 625 lb · 124 head

heavy 5-weight L 1-2 steers $163.66/cwt -7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 574 lb · 105 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,647	2,598	4,173
Feeder cattle	1,524	1,249	3,239
Slaughter cattle	554	1,070	934
Replacement cattle	569	279	0

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	270	4	185.00–190.00	$188.48	$509	—
325–347	343	5	185.00–190.00	$189.05	$648	-2.10
355–385	359	10	173.00–189.00	$186.43	$669	-14.83
410–447	439	21	162.00–184.00	$178.94	$786	-15.37
440 fancy	440	21	197.00	$197.00	$867	—
460–490	481	60	153.00–184.75	$170.98	$822	-13.21
507–548	530	70	155.00–176.00	$168.28	$892	-6.86
550–590	574	105	155.00–170.00	$163.66	$939	-7.43
602–648	625	124	136.00–163.50	$156.28	$977	-5.90
652–698	674	77	137.00–156.00	$151.42	$1,021	-10.35
700–742	728	70	141.00–157.50	$153.60	$1,118	+1.94
754–785	767	12	140.00–150.00	$145.78	$1,118	+13.14
800–843	834	315	137.00–162.00	$157.29	$1,312	+29.29
867	867	65	158.00	$158.00	$1,370	—
872	872	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,099	—
907	907	55	153.50	$153.50	$1,392	—
972	972	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,254	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1075	1052	3	80.00–91.00	$87.03	$916	—
1145–1580	1301	6	120.00–124.00	$121.11	$1,576	+3.96
1215–1570	1357	25	115.00–129.00	$123.83	$1,680	-4.11
1140–1600	1375	71	126.00–135.50	$129.68	$1,783	+1.74
1430–1612	1514	28	133.00–138.50	$137.63	$2,084	—
1705	1705	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,807	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	163.00	$163.00	$685	-8.57
450	450	1	146.00	$146.00	$657	—
505–540	523	6	155.00–169.00	$159.42	$834	-0.32
560–590	575	2	145.00–155.00	$150.13	$863	-16.11
607–640	627	6	131.00–154.00	$149.07	$935	-2.52
712–735	717	8	136.00–150.00	$147.07	$1,054	+3.25
915	915	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,208	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	147.50	$147.50	$568	-0.21
465	465	1	161.00	$161.00	$749	+13.64
556	556	5	140.00	$140.00	$778	-5.28
600	600	1	127.00	$127.00	$762	—
710–745	728	2	122.00–131.00	$126.39	$920	+1.39

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	122.50	$122.50	$643	—
700	700	1	116.00	$116.00	$812	—

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Feeder Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	150.00	$150.00	$345	—
250	250	1	152.50	$152.50	$381	—
305–340	323	4	153.00–172.00	$159.90	$516	-31.74
357 unweaned	357	2	138.00	$138.00	$493	—
365–390	382	25	151.00–180.00	$177.66	$679	-5.23
400–447	429	24	148.00–169.00	$160.16	$687	-6.39
452 unweaned	452	6	144.00	$144.00	$651	—
451–496	475	69	146.00–166.00	$158.44	$753	+38.44
505–548	530	63	138.00–157.00	$148.30	$786	-16.60
550–597	562	75	138.00–151.00	$144.50	$812	-15.38
590 unweaned	590	1	125.00	$125.00	$738	—
600–649	626	62	127.00–150.00	$142.76	$894	-16.06
650–696	671	36	129.00–141.00	$137.63	$923	-6.44
700–720	710	8	121.00–131.00	$128.38	$911	+11.38
750–785	770	7	121.00–131.00	$123.84	$954	-10.60
832–846	840	5	116.00–118.00	$116.79	$981	-9.66
870–891	888	6	121.00	$121.00	$1,074	—
1025	1025	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,240	—
1066	1066	3	101.00	$101.00	$1,077	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–880	843	2	88.00–95.00	$91.66	$773	—
995	995	1	100.00	$100.00	$995	—
1020–1035	1028	2	80.00–90.00	$84.96	$873	—
1045–1310	1164	8	95.00–125.00	$116.76	$1,359	—
1110–1510	1246	16	105.00–125.00	$122.47	$1,526	-4.99
1070–1505	1298	68	126.00–137.50	$130.16	$1,689	-4.55
1350–1485	1379	5	133.00–138.50	$135.76	$1,872	—
1610–1675	1643	2	111.00–121.00	$115.90	$1,904	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	146.00	$146.00	$402	—
435	435	3	155.00	$155.00	$674	+2.50
455	455	1	149.00	$149.00	$678	+3.87
525–540	529	5	141.00–149.00	$146.19	$773	+0.23
555–595	582	3	131.00–136.00	$134.30	$782	-15.27
642	642	2	122.00	$122.00	$783	—
670–695	678	3	121.00–122.00	$121.34	$823	-18.66

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	132.00	$132.00	$350	-18.00
310–345	322	3	140.00–142.00	$141.28	$455	—
355–385	375	3	139.00–148.00	$141.84	$532	+36.84
460–495	478	2	115.00–137.00	$125.60	$600	-4.66
525–545	540	4	114.00–138.00	$127.81	$690	+7.81
570–583	580	4	122.00–132.00	$124.46	$722	-6.54
915	915	1	93.00	$93.00	$851	+7.97

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	—	—	1	155.00	$155.00	$318	—
320	320	—	—	2	163.00	$163.00	$522	—
360–395	378	—	—	3	150.00–157.00	$152.89	$578	—
410–440	425	—	—	2	136.00–157.00	$146.13	$621	—
475	475	—	—	2	133.00–137.00	$135.00	$641	—
501	501	—	—	4	140.00	$140.00	$701	—
585–590	588	—	—	2	125.00–129.00	$127.01	$747	—
600	600	—	—	4	120.00	$120.00	$720	—
715	715	—	—	2	112.00	$112.00	$801	—
1745	1745	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,570	—
1765	1765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,588	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135–1370	1258	(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	1,700.00–3,400.00	$2,416.43	—
1795	1795	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1250	1153	80-85%	2	60.00–73.00	$67.05	$773	—
790–1620	1196	80-85%	12	37.00–54.00	$50.50	$604	—
1055–1415	1220	80-85%	4	68.00–73.00	$70.37	$859	+9.10
840–1595	1247	80-85%	31	54.50–65.50	$58.99	$736	-2.28

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–980	913	85-90%	2	41.00–43.00	$41.93	$383	—
735–1175	938	85-90%	3	61.00–74.00	$66.75	$626	—
835–1185	960	85-90%	3	58.00–60.00	$59.40	$570	—
765–1320	1026	85-90%	20	44.00–54.00	$49.86	$512	-8.14

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1600	1469	75-80%	6	53.00–60.50	$56.80	$834	—
1165–1820	1473	75-80%	20	62.00–72.50	$67.12	$989	—
1645	1645	75-80%	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,250	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1560	1379	65-75%	4	80.00–92.00	$87.06	$1,201	—
1255–1500	1416	65-75%	4	52.00–65.00	$60.84	$861	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1970	1499	12	62.00–76.50	$70.25	$1,053	—
1300–2280	1735	5	79.00–84.00	$81.72	$1,418	—
1950–2125	2038	2	92.50–93.50	$93.02	$1,896	—

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Stock Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–985	908	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–925.00	$851.01
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	960.00	$960.00

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,875.00	$1,875.00
1302	1302	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1300–1350	1325	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,000.00	$1,974.53
1150–1620	1359	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,200.00–1,725.00	$1,564.02
1165–1562	1364	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,442.72
1350–1537	1440	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	825.00–975.00	$890.01
1255–1527	1464	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	625.00–1,000.00	$899.64
1260–1741	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	69	1,050.00–2,200.00	$1,323.12
1405–1577	1515	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	900.00–1,350.00	$1,124.62
1272–1900	1526	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	950.00–1,800.00	$1,299.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1106	1106	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00	$800.00
1085–1150	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–1,500.00	$1,135.91
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1185	1185	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
965–1217	1107	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	1,100.00–2,300.00	$1,916.15
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
958–1270	1142	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,500.00–2,100.00	$1,893.78
1100–1352	1217	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,525.00–2,300.00	$2,144.46
1131–1352	1253	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	2,100.00–2,950.00	$2,440.06
1201–1390	1253	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	1,200.00–2,700.00	$2,053.32

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1275–1400	1346	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,800.00–2,200.00	$1,916.67	—
1150–1730	1367	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	1,400.00–2,700.00	$2,008.33	—
1375–1400	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,950.00–1,975.00	$1,960.00	—
1290–1530	1410	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,700.00	$1,525.00	—
1425	1425	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1400–1500	1460	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,950.00–2,100.00	$2,025.00	—
1337–1800	1521	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	1,450.00–2,350.00	$1,842.31	—
1450–1820	1589	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,500.00–2,800.00	$1,879.17	+386.31
1685	1685	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	-100.00
1631–1755	1700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,350.00–1,825.00	$1,567.86	—
1675–1825	1726	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,350.00–1,700.00	$1,443.75	+143.75
1730–2120	1856	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,400.00–1,950.00	$1,733.33	—
1815–2010	1913	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,550.00	$1,400.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1075–1255	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,675.00	+875.00
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1527	1527	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1500–1582	1555	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,966.67	—
1580	1580	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1597–1640	1611	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,700.00	$1,491.67	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1515	1418	4	108.00–112.00	$109.53	$1,553	—
1365–1695	1463	23	100.00–105.00	$100.77	$1,474	-12.23
1505	1505	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,430	—

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Heifer Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145–1230	1164	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	1,700.00–2,800.00	$1,938.89	+213.89
1200	1200	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1145–1290	1231	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,300.00–2,700.00	$2,530.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.